8.2 Why Use Global Types?

Using global types offers the following benefits:

• Automatic creation of types. Local metadata types are created from global types as needed at client VOBs when you create instances of the types (with the mkattr, mkbranch, mkelem, mkhlink, and mklabel commands).

• Centralized administration. Groups of VOBs can share metadata type definitions. You can control global type objects and their local copies from the administrative VOB.